إِنْهَاءُ عَقْدِ مَسْؤُولٍ فِي «فِيفَا» يُجَدِّدُ النِّقاشَ حَوْلَ إِدارَتِها
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أَنْهَى الِاتِّحادُ الدَّوْلِيُّ لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ «فِيفَا» عَقْدَ كِيفِنْ لامورْ، مُديرِ الْعَمَلِيّاتِ فِيهِ، يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ 17 أُغُسْطُسَ. وَكانَ لامورْ مِنْ أَعْلَى الْمَسْؤولينَ رُتْبَةً فِي الِاتِّحادِ.
وَقَبْلَ ذٰلِكَ، انْتَقَدَ لامورْ خُطَّةً لِإِنْشاءِ شَرِكَةٍ تِجارِيَّةٍ تابِعَةٍ لِـ«فِيفَا». وَكانَ الْمَشْرُوعُ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مُسْتَثْمِرينَ خارِجِيِّينَ فِي بَعْضِ بُطولاتِ الِاتِّحادِ. وَلٰكِنَّ الرَّئيسَ جِياني إِنْفانتينو تَراجَعَ عَنِ الْخُطَّةِ فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ أُغُسْطُسَ، بَعْدَ انْتِقاداتٍ مِنْ جِهاتٍ كُرَوِيَّةٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ.
وَقالَتْ «فِيفَا» إِنَّ عَلاقَةَ الْعَمَلِ مَعَ لامورْ انْتَهَتْ، مِنْ دُونِ تَقْديمِ تَفاصيلَ أُخْرى. وَكانَ لامورْ غائِبًا عَنْ اجْتِماعٍ لِقِيادَةِ الِاتِّحادِ عُقِدَ فِي الرِّباطِ، عاصِمَةِ الْمَغْرِبِ، فِي 4 أُغُسْطُسَ.
وَيَأْتي هٰذا التَّطَوُّرُ قَبْلَ انْتِخاباتِ رِئاسَةِ «فِيفَا» الْمُقَرَّرَةِ فِي مارِسَ 2027. وَيُعِيدُ الْخِلافُ النِّقاشَ حَوْلَ الشَّفافِيَّةِ وَطَريقَةِ اتِّخاذِ الْقَراراتِ دَاخِلَ الِاتِّحادِ.
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FIFA Official’s Departure Renews Debate Over Its Governance
The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, ended the contract of Kevin Lamour, its chief operating officer, on Monday, August 17. Lamour had been one of the federation’s highest-ranking officials.
Before that, Lamour had criticized a plan to create a commercial company linked to FIFA. The project could have brought outside investors into some of the federation’s competitions. However, President Gianni Infantino withdrew the plan on August 1 after criticism from different football bodies.
FIFA said that its working relationship with Lamour had ended, without providing further details. Lamour had been absent from a FIFA leadership meeting held in Rabat, Morocco’s capital, on August 4.
This development comes before FIFA’s presidential election, scheduled for March 2027. The dispute renews discussion about transparency and how decisions are made inside the federation.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِتِّحادٌ | noun | federation |
| مُديرُ الْعَمَلِيّاتِ | noun phrase | chief operating officer |
| أَنْهى | verb | ended |
| عَقْدٌ | noun | contract |
| اِنْتَقَدَ | verb | criticized |
| خُطَّةٌ تِجارِيَّةٌ | noun phrase | commercial plan |
| مُسْتَثْمِرٌ | noun | investor |
| تَراجَعَ عَنْ | verb phrase | withdrew from |
| شَفَّافِيَّةٌ | noun | transparency |
| قَرارٌ | noun | decision |
Sources
- Le Monde: FIFA's number three fired after criticizing Infantino
- Associated Press: Infantino abandons World Cup equity plan after seismic FIFA backlash
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